MD_DA811

     Cheese - Foreign Type

     Report 52 - Released on December 26, 2018

     In the European Union and Germany, extensive quantities of cheese were delivered a few days
     before the past holiday. Therefore, current stocks of cheese are at very low levels and
     insufficient to satisfy any unplanned requests. It is expected that sales will remain lively
     in January since customers have actively started to book their orders for that month.
     Current cheese prices continue to be lower. Cheese production is steady, in line with
     seasonal expectations. A slight boost in prices has been noted for January deliveries. In
     additional, the present dynamic export sales are likely to further stimulate the increase in
     prices. In the US, the wholesale prices for domestic foreign type cheese are trending higher
     by $0.0450 compared to last week, whereas the price for domestic Swiss cheese and import
     varieties are unchanged from a week ago.



     WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK
     DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)
                                     :      NEW YORK
     VARIETY                         :      IMPORTED        :      DOMESTIC
                                     :                      :
     Blue                            :    2.6400-5.2300     :   1.9150-3.4025*
     Gorgonzola                      :    3.6900-5.7400     :   2.4225-3.1400*
     Parmesan                        :         -0-          :   3.3050-5.3950*
     Romano                          :         -0-          :   3.1050-5.2550*
     Sardo Romano (Argentina)        :    2.8500-4.7800     :         -0-
     Reggianito (Argentina)          :    3.2900-4.7800     :         -0-
     Jarlsberg                       :    2.9500-6.4500     :         -0-
     Swiss                           :         -0-          :    3.2750-3.5975
     Swiss (Finland)                 :    2.6700-2.9300     :         -0-
     * = Price change.

     Information for the period December 24 - 28, 2018, issued weekly
     Published by:
     Dairy Market News - Madison, WI
     FLORENCE KONE-GONZALEZ, (608)422-8594
     Email: Florence.KoneGonzalez@ams.usda.gov

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